A review by booksrockcal
The Awakening by Nora Roberts

adventurous dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I read this book as part of the Book Cougars year of romance. I’m happy to have read it because it is interesting to explore different genres of romance. This did not feel like a romance as much as a fantasy story with fairies and dragons and magic. I’m not a big fan of fantasy and I found the parts the author thought were required for world building went by slowly and were too verbose. I might have quit but for the book club read. By the time I got to the end I did want to keep reading to find out what happens. I was disappointed in the main character’s mother and the lack of movement and resolution in their relationship. The book ended on a cliffhanger so to find out what really happens I will have to keep reading. I’m not sure if I will but I won’t rule it out.